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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
New England Patriots
1-0 27
30.91
 
VS
proj
New York Giants
20 0-1
34.39

New England Patriots fall short of projections, still manage to defeat New York Giants, 27-20

Both teams failed to rise to the occasion, but New England Patriots did enough to knock off New York Giants. Predicted to come up short by a score of 34-31, New England Patriots secured a 27-20 victory over New York Giants. New England Patriots never trailed in this one, coasting to victory behind Patrick Mahomes, who passed for 337 yards , ran for 18 yards and scored 4 touchdowns for 17 points, and Tyreek Hill, who caught 11 passes for 197 yards and a touchdown (6 points). Derek Carr (7 points) and Travis Kelce (7) led the charge for New York Giants in the loss. New England Patriots (1-0) will look to add to their success against Cincinnati Bengals, while New York Giants (0-1) will match up against Los Angeles Rams in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  New England Patriots   New York Giants

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Mahomes passed for 337 yards , ran for 18 yards and scored 4 touchdowns as the Chiefs beat the Browns 33-29. In doing so, he put up 17 points and scored 64.3% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on New England Patriots this week. Mahomes will face the Ravens next week.
Patrick Mahomes

Top Player Comparison

New England Patriots
Points
% of total points 27
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
17
10.35
63%
2
Tyreek Hill
WR
6
3.85
22.2%
3
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
4
6.47
14.8%
4
%
New York Giants
Points
% of total points 20
1
Derek Carr
QB
7
5.77
35%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
7
3.29
35%
3
The New York Giants defense
DEF
3
4.98
15%
4
Darius Slayton
WR
1
0.6
5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time plays on Sunday afternoon, but it was New England Patriots who claimed the lead, 27-13. Patrick Mahomes linked up with Tyreek Hill for a 75-yard touchdown pass for New England Patriots. Darius Slayton made the highlight reel for New York Giants with a 42-yard catch.
Monday
Derek Carr had a 31-yard touchdown pass for New York Giants.

Points By Position

  New England Patriots   New York Giants

Game Notes

Only two of the eight starters on New England Patriots exceeded their scoring projections.
New York Giants had only three of their eight starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could've looked differently, as New England Patriots had five starters score zero points, while New York Giants had two.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
New York Giants ranked 12th in the league in scoring this week, while New England Patriots ranked 10th.
The matchup's 7-point margin was the fifth-largest in the league this week.

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